Predicting hospital-acquired infections by scoring system with simple parameters.

BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are associated with increased attributable morbidity, mortality, prolonged hospitalization, and economic costs. A simple, reliable prediction model for HAI has great clinical relevance. The objective of this study is to develop a scoring system to predi...

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Main Authors: Ying-Jui Chang, Min-Li Yeh, Yu-Chuan Li, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Chao-Cheng Lin, Meng-Shiuan Hsu, Wen-Ta Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3160843?pdf=render